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Parallax says:
Events seem to be conspiring to keep me from getting much done. Time to get on that mountain bike and go find some dirt - change of pace, kinda thing... Steve "AM-B refugee" |
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(Parallax) wrote in message . com...
ospam (Stephen Baker) wrote in message ... Parallax says: Events seem to be conspiring to keep me from getting much done. Time to get on that mountain bike and go find some dirt - change of pace, kinda thing... Steve "AM-B refugee" I liked mountain biking but found that arthritis in my wrists and elbows (aggravated by years of caving) made it difficult to hold the handlebars through more than 15 minutes of rough trails. 48 yrs isnt really not THAT old. Unfortunately, the old Golden Retriever had to be "put down" as the vet felt she would never recover due to being so old. Fortunately, my wife had been released from the hospital so we sorta managed to have her hobble into the vets office to say goodbye. Managed to put some glue on upper stringers of #2. Began reinforcing the rudder box of #1 by extending its sides to also better hold the tiller so it cant jump out. It was easier to simply add another layer of 1/4" ply to the upper part of the tiller box than to make another box with thicker sides. Substantial progress on #2. The upper stringers just were not going to work with the radical bowing of the sides so I had totake off the sides from the bow back to the cockpit. Forced the stringers to follow the correct curve and fastend them at the bow. Made 3 vertical cuts in each side from top to bottom stringer to allow the sides to follow the stringer. Made reinforcements to go on the inside of the sides on the cuts. FINALLY, am at the point of sealing the inside and painting the inside. I have decided that the construction directions represent an IDEAL that can rarely be achieved in practice (at least for me). In order to get it done, I attempt to follow the directions and try several times. Finally, it may be necessary to find a "work around". My experience on #1 shows that this works. On #2, I am trying not to use any fibreglas because it caused about a week of finishing problems on #1 by having bubbles underneath. Fortunately, I have gotten away from the "Gorilla Glue" and am using only epoxy now which gives me a lot of confidence. A little progress on the trailer. The $139 trailer from Northern Tool arrived with NO directions so I follow a process of elimination; eliminating most of the incorrect ways to assemble. Rain is causing problems for me as I have to wait for the boat to dry when I forget to cover it. Serious heat (+95 degrees and high humidity) but working on the boat is helping me with my yearly acclimatization to the heat. |
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Parallax says:
I liked mountain biking but found that arthritis in my wrists and elbows (aggravated by years of caving) made it difficult to hold the handlebars through more than 15 minutes of rough trails. 48 yrs isnt really not THAT old. Yeah, the wrists can be a pain (pun intended). And 48 definitely ISN'T that old, I'm 49 and still manage to ride a fair amount. Unfortunately, the old Golden Retriever had to be "put down" Condolences. Fortunately, my wife had been released from the hospital so we sorta managed to have her hobble into the vets office to say goodbye. Dang! If I had known you had so much going on I would never have tried to wax funny about the mountain-biking thing. FINALLY, am at the point of sealing the inside and painting the inside. There you go! Grats. Steve |
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Parallax says:
snip Also remembered that failure to properly countersink some screws on the hull caused substantial delays in the finishing of #1 so I spent several hours removing most screws countersinking more and replacing to make sure they were really below the surface on #2. ahhhhhh..... my favourite problem (as in the one I do most often) I don't feel alone any more ;-) I do find, however, that it is only really a problem in hardwoods, since I usually underdrill the holes at the same time, making it inevitable that the head shears off when I try to back it out to increase the 'sink. Steve "now you know why I design 'em, not build 'em..." |
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